Howie
[ˈhaʊi]Meaning
diminutive of howard, or of a middle english diminutive of hugh
Background Story
Howie is a diminutive of Howard, formed in English from Howard with the suffix -ie. It also comes from a Middle English diminutive of Hugh. As a Scottish locational surname it derives from a medieval estate in Ayrshire, with the alternative spelling Howey.
Variations
howard, hodie
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